Stone Age
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
A systematic tradition of choppers, scrapers and hammerstones associated with Homo habilis.
Why it mattered
The first true technological tradition, transmitted across generations.
The symmetrical teardrop biface, made to a mental template rather than by opportunistic flaking.
Why it mattered
Evidence of planning, standardisation and aesthetic sense in toolmaking.
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East Africa
Africa and Eurasia
East Africa
Africa and Levant
Levant
Southern Africa